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A Japanese company is now offering ‘solo weddings’ for single brides (Picture: Trevor Williams)

Remember British girl Grace Gedler who married herself earlier this year after getting fed up with being single?

Well, apparently, single ladies who still want to have their wedding cake and eat it are not so unusual these days.

Travel company Cera Travel in Kyoto, Japan, has started a new service called ‘Solo Wedding’, which allows single women to have their big day too – including spending their honeymoon night in a fancy hotel.

The company offers a two-day trip which includes dress fittings, choosing flowers for the bouquet, hair and makeup, and a wedding photo-shoot with a stand-in groom provided on request.

The service started in June and is targeted at single working women who haven’t had time to meet the right guy, and divorcees who want to live their dream day over again.

So far, 10 women have walked down the aisle solo, at a cost of around £1,700.

A spokesperson for the company told MailOnline: ‘It is a truly unique experience and one that we are very proud of.

‘All the details are taken care of by wedding professionals and for those who don’t want a traditional white wedding dress we offer our Geisha service, which sees the brides going on an historical photo shoot dressed up as Geishas.’

As for the honeymoon night, new brides are welcome to share their wedding bed with the temporary groom of their choice.